Chronological Bible Commentary

 

  This commentary is a tool much like a telescope.  Using it can make what is already in the Bible much clearer, but it cannot add to it.  Most Bible commentaries allow you to search by Bible verse, but this is not your typical Bible commentary.  Most of what is found in this commentary is organized by subject and event.  For the most part it is written in chronological order and was designed to lead the reader to a better understanding of the love of God so that we may know that we can trust Him with our future.

(Please keep in mind that the chapters listed below are the same ones found at the bottom of each "event" page on a timeline.  They have only been placed here for those who wish to read starting at the beginning, without having to look for the next chapter.  Also, remember that the chapters you have not visited recently will be GREEN and those that you have viewed recently will be RED, even if you viewed them from a timeline link.)

 

The writer of this commentary makes the following comments:

a. Nature of the Bible

  1. The entire Bible is the inspired word of God.
  2. The "truth of God is found in His word." No one need "seek elsewhere for present truth."

b. Purpose of the Bible

  1. The Bible sets the pattern for Christian living.
  2. It contains "comfort, guidance, counsel, and the plan of salvation as clear as a sunbeam."
  3. It is fitted for the needs of all--rich and poor, learned and illiterate, "all ages and all classes."
  4. It contains all the knowledge that is "necessary for salvation." Therefore, men should "cling" to their Bibles, believe and obey them; and then "not one" of them [persons] would be lost.

c. Primacy of the Bible

  1. It is to be accepted "as an authoritative, infallible revelation" of God's will.
  2. As such, it is "the standard of character, the revealer of doctrines, and the test of experience."

d. Role of Spiritual Gifts:

  1. The existence of the Bible "has not rendered needless the continual presence and guiding of the Holy Spirit."
  2. Rather, Jesus promised His followers the gift of the Holy Spirit to "open the word to His servants" and "to illumine and apply its teachings."
  3. Since consistency is an attribute of Deity, and since it was the Holy Spirit who originally inspired the Bible, it is impossible that the teaching of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Spirit would be contrary to what the Bible says.
  4. The Holy Spirit was not, is not, and never will be given "to supersede the Bible" because "the word of God is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested."

 


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Volume 1 (Adam thru King David)            Purchase this book online

  1. Why was Sin Permitted?

  2. The Creation

  3. The Temptation and Fall

  4. The Plan of Redemption

  5. Cain and Abel Tested

  6. Seth and Enoch

  7. The Flood

  8. After the Flood

  9. The Literal Week

  10. The Tower of Babel

  11. The Call of Abraham

  12. Abraham in Canaan

  13. The Test of Faith

  14. Destruction of Sodom

  15. The Marriage of Isaac

  16. Jacob and Esau

  17. Jacob's Flight and Exile

  18. The Night of Wrestling

  19. The Return to Canaan

  20. Joseph in Egypt

  21. Joseph and His Brothers

  22. Moses

  23. The Plagues of Egypt

  24. The Passover

  25. The Exodus

  26. From the Red Sea to Sinai

  27. The Law Given to Israel

  28. Idolatry at Sinai

  29. Satan's Enmity Against the Law

  30. The Tabernacle and Its Services

  31. The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

  32. The Law and the Covenants

  33. From Sinai to Kadesh

  34. The Twelve Spies

  35. The Rebellion of Korah

  36. In the Wilderness

  37. The Smitten Rock

  38. The Journey Around Edom

  39. The Conquest of Bashan

  40. Balaam

  41. Apostasy at the Jordan

  42. The Law Repeated

  43. The Death of Moses

  44. Crossing the Jordan

  45. The Fall of Jericho

  46. The Blessings and the Curses

  47. League With the Gibeonites

  48. The Division of Canaan

  49. The Last Words of Joshua

  50. Tithes and Offerings

  51. God's Care for the Poor

  52. The Annual Feasts

  53. The Earlier Judges

  54. Samson

  55. The Child Samuel

  56. Eli and His Sons

  57. The Ark Taken by the Philistines

  58. The Schools of the Prophets

  59. The First King of Israel

  60. The Presumption of Saul

  61. Saul Rejected

  62. The Anointing of David

  63. David and Goliath

  64. David a Fugitive

  65. The Magnanimity of David

  66. The Death of Saul

  67. Ancient and Modern Sorcery

  68. David at Ziklag

  69. David Called to the Throne

  70. The Reign of David

  71. David's Sin and Repentance

  72. The Rebellion of Absalom

  73. The Last Years of David

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Volume 2 (Solomon thru Nehemiah)        Purchase this book online

  1. Solomon

  2. The Temple and Its Dedication

  3. Pride of Prosperity

  4. Results of Transgression

  5. Solomon's Repentance

  6. The Rending of the Kingdom

  7. Jeroboam

  8. National Apostasy

  9. Elijah the Tishbite

  10. The Voice of Stern Rebuke

  11. Carmel

  12. From Jezreel to Horeb

  13. "What Doest Thou Here?"

  14. "In the Spirit and Power of Elias"

  15. Jehoshaphat

  16. The Fall of the House of Ahab

  17. The Call of Elisha

  18. The Healing of the Waters

  19. A Prophet of Peace

  20. Naaman

  21. Elisha's Closing Ministry

  22. "Nineveh, That Great City"

  23. The Assyrian Captivity

  24. "Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge"

  25. The Call of Isaiah

  26. "Behold Your God!"

  27. Ahaz

  28. Hezekiah

  29. The Ambassadors From Babylon

  30. Deliverance From Assyria

  31. Hope for the Heathen

  32. Manasseh and Josiah

  33. The Book of the Law

  34. Jeremiah

  35. Approaching Doom

  36. The Last King of Judah

  37. Carried Captive Into Babylon

  38. Light Through Darkness

  39. In the Court of Babylon

  40. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

  41. The Fiery Furnace

  42. True Greatness

  43. The Unseen Watcher

  44. In the Lions' Den

  45. The Return of the Exiles

  46. "The Prophets of God Helping Them"

  47. Joshua and the Angel

  48. "Not by Might, nor by Power"

  49. In the Days of Queen Esther

  50. Ezra, the Priest and Scribe

  51. A Spiritual Revival

  52. A Man of Opportunity

  53. The Builders on the Wall

  54. A Rebuke Against Extortion

  55. Heathen Plots

  56. Instructed in the Law of God

  57. Reformation

  58. The Coming of a Deliverer

  59. "The House of Israel"

  60. Visions of Future Glory

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Volume 3 (The life of Jesus Christ)        Purchase this book online

  1. "God With Us"

  2. The Chosen People

  3. "The Fullness of the Time"

  4. Unto You a Savior

  5. The Dedication

  6. "We Have Seen His Star"

  7. As a Child

  8. The Passover Visit

  9. Days of Conflict

  10. The Voice in the Wilderness

  11. The Baptism

  12. The Temptation

  13. The Victory

  14. "We Have Found the Messias"

  15. At the Marriage Feast

  16. In His Temple

  17. Nicodemus

  18. "He Must Increase"

  19. At Jacob's Well

  20. "Except Ye See Signs and Wonders"

  21. Bethesda and the Sanhedrin

  22. Imprisonment and Death of John

  23. "The Kingdom of God Is at Hand"

  24. "Is Not This the Carpenter's Son?"

  25. The Call by the Sea

  26. At Capernaum

  27. "Thou Canst Make Me Clean"

  28. Levi-Matthew

  29. The Sabbath

  30. "He Ordained Twelve"

  31. The Sermon on the Mount

  32. The Centurion

  33. Who Are My Brethren?

  34. The Invitation

  35. "Peace, Be Still"

  36. The Touch of Faith

  37. The First Evangelists

  38. Come Rest Awhile

  39. "Give Ye Them to Eat"

  40. A Night on the Lake

  41. The Crisis in Galilee

  42. Tradition

  43. Barriers Broken Down

  44. The True Sign

  45. The Foreshadowing of the Cross

  46. He Was Transfigured

  47. Ministry

  48. Who Is the Greatest?

  49. At the Feast of Tabernacles

  50. Among Snares

  51. "The Light of Life"

  52. The Divine Shepherd

  53. The Last Journey From Galilee

  54. The Good Samaritan

  55. Not With Outward Show

  56. Blessing the Children

  57. "One Thing Thou Lackest"

  58. "Lazarus, Come Forth"

  59. Priestly Plottings

  60. The Law of the New Kingdom

  61. Zacchaeus

  62. The Feast at Simon's House

  63. "Thy King Cometh"

  64. A Doomed People

  65. The Temple Cleansed Again

  66. Controversy

  67. Woes on the Pharisees

  68. In the Outer Court

  69. On the Mount of Olives

  70. "The Least of These My Brethren"

  71. A Servant of Servants

  72. "In Remembrance of Me"

  73. "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

  74. Gethsemane

  75. Before Annas and the Court of Caiaphas

  76. Judas

  77. In Pilate's Judgment Hall

  78. Calvary

  79. It Is Finished

  80. In Joseph's Tomb

  81. The Lord Is Risen

  82. "Why Weepest Thou?"

  83. The Walk to Emmaus

  84. "Peace Be Unto You"

  85. By the Sea Once More

  86. Go Teach All Nations

  87. "To My Father, and Your Father"

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Volume 4 (The Apostles)        Purchase this book online

  1. God's Purpose for His Church

  2. The Training of the Twelve

  3. The Great Commission

  4. Pentecost

  5. The Gift of the Spirit

  6. At the Temple Gate

  7. A Warning Against Hypocrisy

  8. Before the Sanhedrin

  9. The Seven Deacons

  10. The First Christian Martyr

  11. The Gospel in Samaria

  12. From Persecutor to Disciple

  13. Days of Preparation

  14. A Seeker for Truth

  15. Delivered From Prison

  16. The Gospel Message in Antioch

  17. Heralds of the Gospel

  18. Preaching Among the Heathen

  19. Jew and Gentile

  20. Exalting the Cross

  21. In the Regions Beyond

  22. Thessalonica

  23. Berea and Athens

  24. Corinth

  25. The Thessalonian Letters

  26. Apollos at Corinth

  27. Ephesus

  28. Days of Toil and Trial

  29. A Message of Warning and Entreaty

  30. Called to Reach a Higher Standard

  31. The Message Heeded

  32. A Liberal Church

  33. Laboring Under Difficulties

  34. A Consecrated Ministry

  35. Salvation to the Jews

  36. Apostasy in Galatia

  37. Paul's Last Journey to Jerusalem

  38. Paul a Prisoner

  39. The Trial at Caesarea

  40. Paul Appeals to Caesar

  41. "Almost Thou Persuadest Me"

  42. The Voyage and Shipwreck

  43. In Rome

  44. Caesar's Household

  45. Written From Rome

  46. At Liberty

  47. The Final Arrest

  48. Paul Before Nero

  49. Paul's Last Letter

  50. Condemned to Die

  51. A Faithful Undershepherd

  52. Steadfast Unto the End

  53. John the Beloved

  54. A Faithful Witness

  55. Transformed by Grace

  56. Patmos

  57. The Revelation

  58. The Church Triumphant

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Volume 5 (From the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70A.D. to the New Earth)         Purchase this book online

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